TV Guide 2022-08-13

Welcome back to The Big Breakfast (C4, Sat), an interesting idea for Saturday morning television. Moneybags comes back (C4, weekdays) at the later hour of 5pm - the other quizzes are in repeats, and Pointless is vacationing on the secluded isle of BBC2. A new series of A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, Thu). Game on Grandparents sees children train their older relatives to play computer games (CBBC, weekdays) and Dating With My Mates does what it says on the tin (W, Wed).

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

Contents 1 Saturday 13 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 14 August 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 15 August 6 Tuesday 16 August 7 Wednesday 17 August 8 Thursday 18 August 9 Friday 19 August 10 Sign language interpretation 11 Challenge 11.1 Saturday 11.2 Sunday 11.3 Mon-Fri 12 International

Saturday 13 August

• Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 9.20am).
• The Big Breakfast (C4, 10am) AJ Odudu and Mo Gilligan bring back the classic breakfast show at brunch time.
• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.35am) Repeats from the recent series.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Is second place ever acceptable, given the massive advantages other teams hold? This, and other complex questions, are ignored in favour of simple trivia.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals; The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, from 4pm) Classic episodes.

Primetime

• The Hit List (BBC1, 7pm) Look who's back.
• Epic Gameshow: Take Your Pick (ITV, 7pm) Series 2 resumes.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.45) Broadcasters: Arielle Free, Toby Anstis, Sonny Jay, Josie D'Arby, Neev Spencer, Colin Murray, Ellis James, John Robins. Postponed from 2 July, when the tennis ran over.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) From Friday.
• Survivor (TG4, 4.55) From Wednesday. Ireland only.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.
• The Rap Game (BBC3, 11.55) From Thursday.

Sunday

• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 6.05) From Friday.
• Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow (ITV, 11.15) From Saturday.

Sunday 14 August

• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.35am).
• Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 1.30) Llanerfyl.
• In for a Penny (ITV, 3.05) Sheffield.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 3.40) Castles and cannonballs.
• Total Wipe Us Out (E4, 5.10) Billed as a new episode.

Primetime

• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 7pm; not UTV) A classic episode with Bruno Tonioli.
• Go Gasta (TG4, 8.30) This week: the finale, from Punchestown Racecourse.
• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm) Hosting skills.

Weekday Daytimes

• Masterchef (RTÉ1, 7.50am) The 2018 series.
• Game on Grandparents (CBBC, 9.10am) How well will the older generation do at Just Dance or Mario Kart?
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45; not Fr); Mastermind (BBC2, 2.15; not Fr).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm; Mo, Tu only); Tenable (ITV, 3pm; Mo, Tu only); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; We-Fr Best Finals at 4.30) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Les Dennis hosts with Heather Small (Mo); Jenny Eclair hosts with Janet Street-Porter (Tu-Fr).
• Moneybags (C4, 5pm) A celebrity week to launch the new series. With Catherine Tyldesley, Greg Rutherford, Claie Richards, Nina Wadia, Tom Read Wilson, Kate Robbins, Dane Baptiste, Natasha Hamilton, Toyah Willcox, and Mr. Motivator.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats. On all week, unlike the rest of the daytime slate.
• Pointless (BBC2, 5.15) Repeats.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
• Love Island Usa (ITVBe, 10pm).

Monday 15 August

• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 3.
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) From Nottingham's Theatre Royal, with Andy Hamilton, Jon Culshaw, Vicki Pepperdine, Milton Jones, but Jack Dee.
• Best in Miniature (Really, 9pm) Cakes and dining.
• Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm) Joshy has some explaining to do.

Tuesday 16 August

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Gareth Malone from the choirs, Chris Eubank from the boxing ring, Cliff Parisi the actor, Mel Blatt from The All Saints, and Queen MoJo from reality stuff.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8pm) Another chance to miss a recent celebrity edition.

Wednesday 17 August

• Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Dating With My Mates (W, 8pm).

Thursday 18 August

• Survivor (TG4, 12.40am) "The penultimate step of the war (part 2)".
• The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Lorraine Kelly, from The Lorraine Kelly Company.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Make your own fettucine.
• The Rap Game (BBC3, 9pm) Pairs exercises.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Declan Rice, Josh Widdicombe, Jo Brand, Jordan North.

Friday 19 August

• Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Antiques quiz from 1998.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 7.30) We're in mid-Wales this week.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm; Wales 9.30) Conor Benn, Andros Townsend, Zoe Aldcroft, Fran Halsall.
• This is My House (BBC1, 8.30) Tom and the converted church.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) John Partridge is judging.
• Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Commercial and photo shoot.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Richard Ayoade and Sara Pascoe play Jon Richardson and Chris McCausland, with Morgana Robinson.
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 9.30; not Wales).

Sign language interpretation

• Dim Byd i'w Wisgo (S4C, 12.05 Mon).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1.45am Tue, 1.05am and 2.05am Wed).

Challenge

No changes.

Saturday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 2pm; Strike it Lucky 3pm; Tenable 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Bruce's Price is Right 11.30am; Family Fortunes 12.30; Play Your Cards Right 1.30; Blankety Blank 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Mon-Fri

• The Chase 7am; Supermarket Sweep (Mon: Cash Trapped) 10am; Bruce's Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; The Chase 2pm; Play Your Cards Right 3pm; Bruce's Price is Right 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; Family Fortunes 6pm; Pointless 7pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4am; Bullseye 5am.

International

Ten years of Gefragt-Gejagt (The Chase) are marked on ARD this Saturday. Three hours of marathon quizzing there, three hours of Joko & Klass gegen ProSieben on another channel. A new series of The Voice of Holland of Germany (Pro7, Thu; Sat.1, Fr) with Rea Garvey, Stefanie Kloß, Mark Forster, and newcomer Peter Maffay.

Rebecca Hampton's the star on Fort Boyard (F2, Sat). Les traîtres begins on M6 (Wed), with La grande battle musicale the following night (M6, Thu).